Projects

Running projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Tick-borne microsporidiosis: ticks as a neglected source of human microsporidian infection? (2024–2026)
Řešitel: Rudolf Ivo
Role of bacteriophages in the shaping of primate gut microbiome (2024–2026)
Spoluřešitel: Petrželková Klára
Vulnerability of ectotherms to extreme temperatures: from mechanisms to climate change projections (2025–2027)
Řešitel: Gvoždík Lumír
Postcopulatory sexual selection: mechanisms and evolutionary consequences in promiscuous passerines (2025–2027)
Řešitel: Albrecht Tomáš
Mito-nuclear co-evolution and its consequences for species identification by DNA barcoding (2026–2028)
Řešitel: Bryja Josef
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of range expansion in the context of climate change: Insights from the Greater White-Toothed Shrew in the Czech Republic (2026–2028)
Řešitel: Goüy de Bellocq Joëlle
Metabolic energy substrates in avian blood: sources of variation, impact on fitness, and role in life history evolution (2026–2028)
Řešitel: Tomášek Oldřich
Evolutionary arms race between cuckoo catfish and cichlid hosts (2026–2028)
Řešitel: Reichard Martin
Emerging Parasitic Risks to Great Apes in Shared Landscapes: Surveillance and Solutions Through a One Health Lens (2026–2028)
Řešitel: Pafčo Barbora
The role of microbiota-parasite interactions in the success of invasive freshwater fish (2026–2028)
Spoluřešitel: Ondračková Markéta

International projects

HABITRACK: Habitat tracking for the conservation of huntable bird species | Horizon Europe (2024–2027)
Spoluřešitel: Procházka Petr
COST – CA23121 Genetic Nature Observation and Action (GENOA) (2024–2028)
Spoluřešitel: Krojerová-Prokešová Jarmila
European Wildcat – A Flagship Species for Biodiversity Conservation (2025–2027)
Řešitel: Krojerová-Prokešová Jarmila
COST Action CA22117: EUFLYNET – A European flyway research network for the effective conservation of migrant landbirds (2023–2027)
Spoluřešitel: Procházka Petr
COST – CA25165 Consensus Standards for Applied Biodiversity Genomics (CONSENSA) (2026–2030)
Spoluřešitel: Mikula Ondřej
COST – CA25122 – Systems Thinking for One Health implementation (SystOHm) (2026–2030)
Spoluřešitel: Sambucci Kelly Marie

Ministry of Agriculture

Aquaculture of the 21st century – modern, smart and environmentally friendly (2024–2028)
Řešitel: Mendel Jan

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Entodiniomorphid Ciliates: A Neglected Component of the Intestinal Microbiota of Great African Apes (2025–2028)
Spoluřešitel: Petrželková Klára

Technology agency of the Czech Republic

Confluence of Moravia and Dyje – present and future (2024–2026)
Řešitel: Halačka Karel
Analysis of population status and conservation genetics of the European wildcat as an important flagship species for biodiversity conservation (2024–2026)
Řešitel: Krojerová-Prokešová Jarmila
Loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding as a threat to lynx populations in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Řešitel: Krojerová-Prokešová Jarmila
Genetic diversity of the critically endangered steppe polecat in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Řešitel: Vallo Peter
A new way of sterilizing water for intensive fish farming using CaviPlasma technology (2024–2027)
Řešitel: Mendel Jan
Innovative methods of monitoring the genetic integrity and biological condition of crucian carp under conditions of threat from the invasive activity of gibel carp (2025–2028)
Spoluřešitel: Vetešník Lukáš

Finished projects